Luoxing Town, Yang Zhi once made full use of the terrain here to annihilate 20,000 troops of Xintong with only one battle camp, and recovered Xintong in a battle. Now, it has become the second steel base that Daming is preparing to build.

Surrounded by water on three sides, there is only one channel leading to the outside, it is very easy to arrange defense, the steel technology of the Ming Dynasty has always been one of the most fundamental technologies for the rise of the Ming Dynasty, the steel of the ultra-high process of iron smelting, the quality is far more than that of Qi and Chu, and it is precisely because of these that many weapons of the Ming Dynasty, even if they were sold to the Chu State generously, the Qi State also used some channels to get some, but it has never been able to imitate. Without him, the basic craftsmanship would not be up to the requirements for making these weapons.

Obtaining the steel-smelting and iron-making process of the Ming Dynasty has always been the goal of Qi Chu's efforts. Daye City is located in the deep mountains, it is the nest of the rise of the Ming Dynasty, the personnel are single, as long as there is a new face, it will attract people's attention, over the years, Qi Chu does not know how many spies and spies have been folded here, and they can't go deep into it.

And now, the second steel base to be built in the Ming Dynasty, the situation here is much more complicated, in order to ensure that these core technologies of the Ming Dynasty do not flow out, choosing a suitable location has become a major department of concern such as the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of War.

In the end, the location was chosen in the town of Falling Star.

In addition to the topography, Luoxing Town also happens to be the center point of several major mining areas in Xintong. The smelting center is built here, which is also more convenient for the iron ore in various mining areas to arrive.

"Your Majesty, before the first snowfall, Luoxing Town completed all the relocation work, and the aborigines here have all moved away, and the county government has compensated them for new land and built new houses for them." Huang Cheng pointed to the large construction site in front of him, where blast furnaces were being built, some had been completed, some had been half completed, and some had just completed the construction of the base. Rows of factories rose from the ground, and ox carts and horse-drawn carts dragging bricks and stones entered the construction site in an endless stream. These red bricks are used to build houses, and all blast furnaces need to be built with refractory bricks, which are much more difficult to fire than the red bricks used to build houses. This is also one of the biggest reasons that now limit the progress of the project.

"How do you get the ore in?" Qin Feng glanced at the map in his hand, marked with the red one is the mining area, and the blue one is the smelter, and it doesn't seem to be close.

"When this is finished, we are going to use rail cars to connect the mine to the smelter." Huang Cheng said confidently: "The original iron-smelting equipment in the Xintong mining area has not been dismantled, and now they are seizing the time to make iron, although their blast furnace level is not up to par, but the rails used to smelt iron are still barely enough. By the time the smelting area is complete, the track will be laid almost as well."

"When will it be put into production?"

"At the beginning of spring, I am going to open one or two blast furnaces to explore it, because the climate of Xintong, the temperature is equal to Daye or there is a big gap, and the master craftsman estimates that it will take about a year to reach or even surpass Daye Iron Mine. A year later, it will be fully put into operation, and by then, the steel output here will exceed that of Daye City by about 30%. Basically, I can meet my Daming's steel needs."

"I heard from the skillful hand that the quality of the iron ore here is better than that of Daye City?" Qin Feng asked.

"Yes, the iron ore of Xintong is excellent hematite with few impurities, and I was very happy after the skillful master brought the craftsman to survey it." Huang Cheng's eyes lit up and said. Moreover, a copper mine was also discovered in Xintong. This is not much in our Ming Dynasty, and with this copper mine, the masters are ready to replace more precision parts in our weapons and equipment with copper casting, so that these parts will last longer."

Qin Feng raised his eyes to look at the busy crowd in the distance, and suddenly laughed: "You said that the Qin people have such a good place, but they have never been able to transform them into national strength, it is really self-inflicted, and they can't live. also responded skillfully and said that they were begging for food with a golden rice bowl. They keep saying they're poor because they live in the west, but that's what happened there."

"Your Majesty is right." Huang Cheng nodded. When the smelter in Luoxing Town is fully completed, some of the military workshops will also be moved here, and at that time, it is estimated that there will be 20,000 workers working in the entire smelting area, and if you count their families, it is estimated that the total number of people in the union will reach 60,000 to 100,000 people, and if you also add the mining area, the entire mining industry in Xintong will be able to support more than 200,000 people. Your Majesty, the minister is confident that within five years, Xintong will become this new economic center and lead to the prosperity of several surrounding counties."

Qin Feng smiled and said, "I believe this. A Daye City, a Taiping City, makes Taiping County outstanding, and the conditions of Xintong are much better than Daye and Taiping. If we want him to play a greater role in our future great cause, you feudal officials will have to work harder."

"Do your best, and then die!" Huang Chengzheng color road.

"You can't just die." Qin Feng laughed: "You are the heart of the humerus of the Ming Dynasty. Huang Cheng, you are an old man from Daye, and you are very familiar with the mining area, and I can rest assured, but Xintong is not only a mining area, but there is a broader area, and you have to pay more attention."

"Yes, Your Majesty." Huang Chengdao: "The minister does have a lot of experience in how to develop the mining area, although the other ministers are not familiar, but the minister can learn."

"Hmm!" Qin Feng nodded with satisfaction. Agriculture is the foundation, business is the minions, and work is the heart, and no one can be missing. It's understandable that each place can focus on its own situation, but it would be a mistake to completely abandon everything else."

"Your Majesty's teachings are to be remembered by the minister."

"In terms of governing the place, you people are much better than me, I am standing and talking without backache, that is, the kind of person who has a long mouth and a short hand. It's easy to play tricks, but it's much harder to get things done. I only have to look at Ma Xiangnan Ma Gong to know that it is not easy to govern a place well." Qin Feng said with emotion.

"Ma Gong has always been a role model for my generation!" Huang Chengdao: "Although the minister is not talented, he also has the determination and courage to change Xintong like Ma Gong."

"Very good, you said five years, I will come to Xintong in five years to see your achievements." Qin Feng laughed: "This time I came to Xintong to see your efforts, to be honest, I am very happy. Tomorrow I will leave for Yongdu, so that you will not be wandering around with me all the time and delaying your business."

"Isn't it the minister's business to accompany His Majesty!" Huang Cheng hurriedly said. Your Majesty, today in the county town ministers have prepared a banquet, and please give your Majesty a face, there are still many gentlemen and respected people in Xintong who are looking forward to listening to Your Majesty's teachings."

"Okay, I'll eat this wine. The old gentleman of Xintong was almost slaughtered by Yang Zhi, and the rest of them are understandably panicked. The influence of these people on the local area is still not small, so I will come forward to appease and appease them, and it will also make it easier for you to do better things in the future." Qin Feng said with a smile.

Broken by Qin Feng's words, Huang Cheng laughed.

A dinner, the guests and hosts were happy, Qin Feng fully showed the appearance of a benevolent monarch, and vigorously comforted these squires of Xintong that Huang Cheng was encircling and the influential figures in the local area, these people in Xintong could only be regarded as some second-rate characters in the past, but those first-class people, now they are either waiting for Hades in the palace of Hades, or they are in the mines, labor reform in the coal cave, these people will naturally appear.

Killing a group, closing a group, and then winning over a group was originally the only good strategy for the Ming Dynasty to govern the newly occupied places.

When Qin Feng, who was slightly drunk, returned to his residence, Tian Kang of the Eagle's Nest was already waiting in the house. Tian Kang is in charge of foreign intelligence, and now he is mainly running the side of the Chu State. Seeing Tian Kang appear in front of him, Qin Feng knew that Bian Wushuang already had new news there.

While drinking the decanting soup brought by Le Gonggong, he listened to Tian Kang's report to the Chu State.

"Bian Wushuang has arrived at the Jinghu front, and now he has successfully won over Luo Hu and Luo Bao, and Suqian and Ning Zhiwen have also met with him. With the support of these figures, he can be regarded as gaining a firm foothold in Jinghu. He has now met with Cheng Wuben, and on the surface, the two are still very harmonious." Tian Kangdao.

"Harmony?" Qin Feng laughed: "Cheng Wuben, what a great person, knowing that Bian Wushuang is his life-destroying talisman, can he still receive him calmly, in the matter of the counteroffensive that Bian Wushuang is about to launch, has Cheng Wuben set up some obstacles for him?"

"Not at all!" Tian Kang said: "Bian Wushuang made a lot of demands to Cheng Wuben with a tentative attitude, from food and salary to ordnance, Cheng Wuben completely satisfied him."

Qin Feng was silent for a moment before he shook his head and said, "A person like Cheng Wuben is worthy of respect, but to be honest, I really don't like such a person to be my enemy, because killing such a person really makes me feel uneasy about my conscience. But I had to kill again."

"Your Majesty, those who achieve great things are not informal, Cheng Wuben refused to stay in Daming at the invitation of His Majesty but returned to Chu State, it was originally his own choice, he asked for benevolence, and there was nothing to worry about."

"The so-called people who achieve great things are not informal, which is nothing more than unscrupulous means. In the process of the rise of the Ming Dynasty, Li Zhi's death made me feel uncomfortable, and Cheng Wuben would definitely be the second." Qin Feng sighed: "But I had to kill them again. The Ming want to dominate the world, but they are on the opposite side of me, so I can only say sorry."

"Your Majesty, do you want Ning Zhi Wenming Bai Bian Wushuang to be actually our person!"

"No, Bian Wushuang can't quite say it's ours right now." Qin Feng shook his head: "Now he can only say that he is his own person."

"But Bian Wushuang must be able to guess that Ning Zhiwen is our person!"

"It doesn't matter, then let him guess! Ning Zhiwen doesn't know the details of Bian Wushuang, and being wary of him is good for our affairs."

"Got it!" Tian Kang said: "Bian Wenzhong is now in charge of suppressing bandits in the Chu State, and our arrangement has already begun, and we will use Bian Wenzhong to bury a few chess pieces in the Chu State for future use."